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I’ve said before that I haven’t watched anime seriously in around a decade now, and that I recently watched a ton of what I’d call bubblegum/popcorn series. Stuff that isn’t serious and isn’t all that memorable either. Basically most of the series I’ve watched lately are time wasters.

HOWEVER, two series stand out. I believe both will be considered classic shows soon if they aren’t already. ‘One Punch Man’ and ‘Your Lie in April’. These series stand out head and shoulders above the rest and although they couldn’t be more different I HIGHLY recommend both.

I’m not going to spoil either show so if you want those say so below and I’ll post spoilers in a separate post. ‘One Punch Man’ is a send up of the superhero/shonen genre and it is hilarious and action packed. If you like superhero stories you’ll laugh your ass off at Saitama as he wins every fight except the one he has with boredom.

In the very opposite corner you have ‘Your Lie in April’. It’s a very sweet AND sad (really need a word for this but I don’t know one that fits) story about a young piano prodigy whose life has gone totally monotone after the death of his abusive piano teaching mother and what happens to him when he becomes ‘Friend A’ to his best friends new girlfriend. A bubbly and vivacious violin player that brings color, music and yes love back into our protagonist’s life. I give this series a even BIGGER recommendation than OPM. This is a masterpiece and should be watched by pretty much anyone. One warning, have a box of tissues ready, you WILL need it. (Yes, even us burly he-men will be in tears on the final episode.)

I already said I am reading the manga for ‘One Punch Man’ (both the manga and webcomic versions) and I intend to read the manga ‘YLIA’ is based on when I can find it, but I don’t think it’ll be quite as good as the anime, because of the MUSIC! The music is WONDERFUL in this series, and I find myself listening to it off of YouTube when I can.

Both ‘One Punch Man’ and ‘Your Lie in April’ are available through Netflix. WATCH IT!

Must remember to keep an eye on this court case. According to ‘The Tech Report’, Redigi is a company that makes money as a middleman re-selling iTunes music and Capitol records is suing them for it. I’m hoping ReDigi wins this case. Honest question, why should Artists or record companies make money of the re-sale of music? You don’t give Ford a cut when you sell your old car, why should artists or record companies get payed twice or even more?

I love me some Symphony of Science (otherwise known as Melodysheep on youtube)and have been watching his videos for a while now. I’ve put some of his stuff up here before and I encourage anyone that likes his stuff to give him a donation at his website. He’s done some work for PBS Digital Studios and the thing I found most remarkable is that I recognized his work without any indication from the page I found it on that it was his work. I had to go to the youtube page to confirm it was his work and after confirmation I present to you ‘Garden of Your Mind’ a Mr. Rogers Remix by John D. Boswell for PBS Digital Studios.